running on a cold and windy day

[yuri]

do any of you get a bit wheezy when running on a cold and windy day? Especially when the wing is blowing down your throat? Or is it just me?
cheers.

I went for a run the other day i ran straight into the wind and i had to stop cause of wheezing.... maybe i'm asthmatic.

[davo141]

i went for one yesterdayafter the snow thoared and i couldnt breate at all! i had to stop every 500meters to get my breate back was unreal!!

cheers, davo

ps i now have a cold and chapped lips

[andy_s]

my lungs start to burn when i run in the cold-absolute agony but thats the way it is.

[yuri]

so are you saying that it is normal to get wheezy in cold windy conditions? Because i ran throughout the summer and was never wheezy, but now that it is winter i'm sometimes wheezy for a few minutes after a run. It could be mild exercise induced asthma or maybe its just the shock to your lungs of working hard suddenly in very cold conditions. What do you all think about this theory? I have been thinking that i can't go into the marines due to asthma because of this wheezing. Thanks in advance.

cheers

[andy_s]

i think its just the shock of the cold

[yuri]

thanks for the replies so far, i'm really interested in this cause i thought my career in the marines was over due to asthma. I'm gonna post a poll on this issue to get a more broad view.

[Cronkilla]

I suffered from this on monday(First run since my PRMC) and thought it was just my lazy ass working again. Never thought it was the climate. Ah well its better than your lungs burning .

[yuri]

I found this online in a medical article. I think this is what is causing the wheezing on a cold day, so maybe a few of us do have a mild form of asthma. Asthma is very common after all. The problem is if you are seen wheezing either on the prmc or during training i have been told that you will be kicked out immediately, as they do not allow anyone even with mild asthma in any of the forces. They say this is because people with asthma react very badly when wearing gas masks.

"Exercise-induced asthma is common in winter when you breathe in very cold, dry air. Such air cools the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, eventually causing irritation.

When cold air is suddenly breathed in during exercise, the body may react, contracting the smooth muscle around the bronchioles. This leads to tightness in the chest, with coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath"

[minimac]

o sh1t if im caught. theres my dream down the pan. havent had asthma since i was 8 though

[LMDAVIES]

It is normal! I went for a late evening run the other night and when I finished it was like I had a chest infection but I was ok the next day.

[El Prez]

This isn't a wind up. When running in very cold air, as stated, cold air hits your lungs and can damage soft mucous membranes. So........... try breathing in through your nose, and out through your mouth. This requires a little bit of practice, maybe even a slight speed reduction so you are not puffing like a cart horse. The theory is that the journey through your nasal passages allows the air to warm very slightly therefore causing less discomfort. To get used to the idea try walking and breathing this way first, then try it jogging, and breath in a tempo with your running gait, not in ragged bursts.

[daywalker]

I've experienced it as well, but it is usualy after a run i have a bit of a wheeze. Only happens if i've done a quick run in the cold.

I seem to run better in the rain. apparantly it takes all the crap out of the air!

DW

[yuri]

thank god lol. For a few days i thought my dream was over. But you all seem to experience a simliar thing, so maybe its normal... i don't ever cough during a run in the cold, just a wheeze. I think if it was more serious asthma there would be coughing. But thanks i will try that breathing in through my nose technique. I had asthma when i was younger and when i suddenly got a real bad wheeze i thought, shit, i've still got it... it was a suprise cause i've done long runs (12 miles) during the summer and never had even the slightest wheeze.

But keep the replies coming so we can all get the big picture on this.

cheers

[yuri]

Ohh and El Prez, in your opinion could a normal healthy individual who does not have asthma be affected by a cold wind during exercise like you stated? And do you think that if the training team see this they will label it as asthma?

thanks

[fodd]

its normal to get weezy i run on a salt marsh tommac1 will know where i mean very open an absolultly freezing! but good fun i get weezy from running on there!